Garter and arm band



Jan; 26 1926 A. P. BRND GAKTER AND ARM BAND Filed April 7,1924

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ANNA PICHOVJETZ BRAN), Oli C-CAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BENJAMIN A.BRAND, E' CHXCAGO, ILLNOIS.

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Application filed April 7, 1924.

To @ZZ 'fw/i om t iitug/ concern le it knoiv that l, ANNA Pioriown'rzBRAND, a citizen ot the United States, re siding at Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State oit illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Garter and Arm i. lands; and l do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot theinvent-ion, such as will enable others 1G skilled iii the art to whichit appertains to ii'iako and use the saine.

Vlhis invention relates to improvements in garters and arm bands, andhas for one oi .its principal objects the provision ot a garter or armband which, while being elastic,

shall at the saine time be tree trom the disadvantages ordinarilypresent in the usual forni otwoven elastic material now on the market,and which will, moreover, be entirely serviceable and dependable.

One of the important objects of this iiivention is the provision of agarter or arm band composed ot a suitable elastic material suoli ascloth tape or the like, whereby any stretching oi the rubber near to orbeyond its elastic limit will be effectively prevented while at thesaine time all ordinary stretching to which the garter or arm band willbe put in use will be allowed.

Another important object oi this invention is the provision oit anelastic member for garters, belts, arm bands, or similar objects, whichshall preferably be composed ci a tube ot rubbei` oi the like havingtherein and er;- tciiding therethrough a strip oi nonelastic materialwhich will be suitably rastened at its ends to the end supports ot thetube, which strip ot noiielastic material is oi' a length greater thanthe normal length ot thelrubber tube and ot such a relation to thelength ot' the rubber tube that any ei:- cessive stretching ot saidrubber tube will be cli'ectively prevented.

Still another 'and further important object ot this invention is theprovision in a garter or arm band ot an elastic memberl supplemented bya nonelastic ineiiiber ot greater normal length and secured incooperative relation thereto by means of rows ot extensible stitches.

@ther and further important'objects ot the invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the accompanying drawings and followingspecification.

Serial N0. 704,871.

The invention, in apreterred form, is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more tully described.

in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation oi a garter constructed in accordance withthe improved principles ot' this invention, parts being broken away.

Figure 2 isa front elevation of a novel arm band as contemplated by thepresent invention. portions being likewise broken away.

As shown in the drawings:

The reference numeral 10 indicates generally the cloth portion oinonelastic base member ot an ordinary garter or the like being ofpreferably triangular forni and having attached at the lower end thereofan ordinary hose gripping 'element as illusA trated at 12.

Adapted tov co-operate with the'inember 10 at the upper corners thereofis the elastic member of this invention, comprising essentially a tubeof pure rubber as best illustrated at 14, and having passingtherethrough a tape or the like 16 which is ot a greater length than thenormal length of the rubber tube 14.

frs illustrated, the edges ot the rubber tubing 14 are reen'foiced orjoined together by means ot suitable stitching or the like asillustrated at 18, which stitching is et such a design and is applied tothe tubing 1.4 in such a manner that the stitching itseltl will becapable of longitudinal extension alongl its line ot stretch and withoutany danger or possibility of tearing the tubing in such stretchingaction or of hindering the stretching action in any way. It will beobvious that this garter can be applied without the use or necessity ofany auxiliary attaching elements such as buckles or the like.

Figure 2 illust-rates an arm band constructed along practically thesaine lines as the garter illustrated in Figure 1, but which obviouslyis not provided with a hose supporting element, but merely comprises acircular band composed ot a piece of rubber tubing precisely 'similar tothat illustrated in Figure 1 and, as illustrated by the broken awayportions, the tube 14 has passing through the interior thereof anonelastic non-stretchable element 16 in the form ot a piece of tapewhich may be of any suitable GSS material. For purposesl of betterillustration the greater portions of the tube 14 are shown .as brokenaway, illustrating the condition of the tape 16 when the saine is innormal position in the unstretched tubing 14. However, it willberfobvious that when the tubing is stretched the tape 16 will act toprevent any undue extension thereof, which extension might otherwise gobeyond its elastic limit causing breakage and consequent annoyance.

Lines of stitching 18 extend around the peripheries of the arm band asillustrated in Figure 2, which lines -ot' stitching are similar tothoseillustrated in thegarter of Figure 1, and which act in preciselythe same manner, namely, adapting themselves to variations in thecircumference or extent of the arm band or garter as occasioned by theuses to which they are put by the wearer. The lines of stitching 18serve to ree-nforce the edges of the tubing 14 and may also be employedto actually maintain the rubber in tubular form if the 'same is composedof a bent-over strip of rubber. The construction is such as to be easilykept clean, being readily washed, and moreover will greatly outwear theordinary garter or arm band on account of the elimination of wovense1ni-elastic elements. It will be obvious that two or more. parallellengths of tubing 14 may be employed in a belt, garter, or arm bandinstead of the single elements illustrated il more security or greater'supporting qualities are desired.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details oiconstruction varied throughout a wide range without departing from theprinciples of this invention, and l therefore do not purpose limitingthe patent granted hereon otherwise than as necessitated by the priorart.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a supporter, a limb encircling tube formed of opposed 'separatesections of flat and longitudinallyY elastic material, a nouclasticV[lat tape extending longitudinally within said tube and oi a greaterlength than the normal length of the tube, and means joining the opposedtube sections along the longitudinal edges thereof and serving to retainsaid sections in fiat op posed relation throughout.

2. In a supporter, a limb encircling tube formed ci opposed sections ofiiat and longitudinally elastic material, a non-elastic flat tapeextending longitudinally within said tube and of a. length greater thanthe normal length of the tube, and a series oi' connected elasticstitches joining the opposed tube sections along the longitudinal edgesthereof.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

ANNA PICHOXVETZ BRAND.

